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Democracy and human rights activist Ryota Jonen was in Ottawa earlier this month meeting with Parliament's Democracy Caucus and testifying in front of the Subcommittee of International Human Rights. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | December 31, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm, left, and PSG Senator Peter Harder, are chair and vice-chair, respectfully, of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The committee this month released a report entitled, "Canada-Africa: seizing a strategic opportunity." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | December 31, 2025
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | December 31, 2025
Peter Boehm
ISG Senator Peter Boehm, left, and PSG Senator Peter Harder, are chair and vice-chair, respectfully, of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The committee this month released a report entitled, "Canada-Africa: seizing a strategic opportunity." The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARLEN MONDACA, MARTINEVE PAJONAS | December 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is preparing significant reductions in international assistance, including global health, and has stated the Feminist International Assistance Policy will no longer be the guiding policy framework. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARLEN MONDACA, MARTINEVE PAJONAS | December 10, 2025
Opinion | BY MARLEN MONDACA, MARTINEVE PAJONAS | December 10, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is preparing significant reductions in international assistance, including global health, and has stated the Feminist International Assistance Policy will no longer be the guiding policy framework. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by $2.7-billion over the next four years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 24, 2025
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by $2.7-billion over the next four years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured left at the June G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with U.S. President Donald Trump, said at the time that the 'G7 is nothing without U.S. leadership.' Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured left at the June G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with U.S. President Donald Trump, said at the time that the 'G7 is nothing without U.S. leadership.' Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada
In remarks before the United Nations in September, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said ‘Canada will not turn inward.’ But the budget’s cuts to foreign aid present a clear retraction from the Liberal’s election promise, write Drew-Anne Glennie, Janet Butler-McPhee, and Robin Montgomery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
In remarks before the United Nations in September, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said ‘Canada will not turn inward.’ But the budget’s cuts to foreign aid present a clear retraction from the Liberal’s election promise, write Drew-Anne Glennie, Janet Butler-McPhee, and Robin Montgomery. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELçUK ÜNAL | October 24, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is in charge of Canada's humanitarian assistance program. Turkey and Canada could work together more on easing humanitarian crises in the world, says the Turkish ambassador to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELçUK ÜNAL | October 24, 2018
Opinion | BY SELçUK ÜNAL | October 24, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is in charge of Canada's humanitarian assistance program. Turkey and Canada could work together more on easing humanitarian crises in the world, says the Turkish ambassador to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP HEDY FRY | October 22, 2018
Liberal MP Hedy Fry is helping lead discussions in Ottawa this week at a forum focused on building collective action on issues concerning population and development, as they relate to sexual and reproductive health and rights.   The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP HEDY FRY | October 22, 2018
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP HEDY FRY | October 22, 2018
Liberal MP Hedy Fry is helping lead discussions in Ottawa this week at a forum focused on building collective action on issues concerning population and development, as they relate to sexual and reproductive health and rights.   The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | October 17, 2018
Opinion | October 17, 2018
Opinion | October 17, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 10, 2018
Jimmie Åkesson leads the right-wing Sweden Democrats. Photograph courtesy of Poltikerveckan Almedalen
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | October 10, 2018
Jimmie Åkesson leads the right-wing Sweden Democrats. Photograph courtesy of Poltikerveckan Almedalen
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | October 10, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured, controls Canada’s foreign-aid budget. Her government must commit to making meaningful increases to Canada’s aid budget if it is to attain the goals it’s set, writes Carol Thiessen of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | October 10, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured, controls Canada’s foreign-aid budget. Her government must commit to making meaningful increases to Canada’s aid budget if it is to attain the goals it’s set, writes Carol Thiessen of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | October 10, 2018
Opinion | October 10, 2018
Opinion | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP STEPHANIE KUSIE | September 24, 2018
The prime minister ought to attend the Sept. 26 UN High-Level Meeting on Ending Tuberculosis, argues Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, pictured. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP STEPHANIE KUSIE | September 24, 2018
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP STEPHANIE KUSIE | September 24, 2018
The prime minister ought to attend the Sept. 26 UN High-Level Meeting on Ending Tuberculosis, argues Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, pictured. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
As NAFTA dominates Canada's foreign policy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Chrystia Freeland, left, are No. 1 and 2 on The Hill Times' Top 40 Foreign Policy Influencer list. They're seen walking to the National Press Theatre on May 31 to announce retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
News | BY NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 19, 2018
As NAFTA dominates Canada's foreign policy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Chrystia Freeland, left, are No. 1 and 2 on The Hill Times' Top 40 Foreign Policy Influencer list. They're seen walking to the National Press Theatre on May 31 to announce retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 12, 2018
‘I’ve been obsessing about what people think throughout this whole journey and now it’s about a decision that is smart and strategic, and this is what I need to do,' says Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes of her decision to turn down an offer to be parliamentary secretary. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 12, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | September 12, 2018
‘I’ve been obsessing about what people think throughout this whole journey and now it’s about a decision that is smart and strategic, and this is what I need to do,' says Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes of her decision to turn down an offer to be parliamentary secretary. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY SCOTT WALTER | September 11, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, right, and CODE executive director Scott Walter, speak to teachers and school officials from Dr. S.M. Broderick Primary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Aug. 14. Photograph courtesy of CODE/Stephen Douglas
Opinion | BY SCOTT WALTER | September 11, 2018
Opinion | BY SCOTT WALTER | September 11, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, right, and CODE executive director Scott Walter, speak to teachers and school officials from Dr. S.M. Broderick Primary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Aug. 14. Photograph courtesy of CODE/Stephen Douglas
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 24, 2018
Canada has committed to spending at least $250-million per year for food assistance, as part of the portfolio controlled by International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 24, 2018
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 24, 2018
Canada has committed to spending at least $250-million per year for food assistance, as part of the portfolio controlled by International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AZADEH TAMJEEDI | August 24, 2018
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres lays a wreath during a ceremony at the UN in New York on Aug. 17 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad that killed 22 people. The anniversary day, Aug. 19, is now observed annually as World Humanitarian Day. UN photograph by Eskinder Debebe
Opinion | BY AZADEH TAMJEEDI | August 24, 2018
Opinion | BY AZADEH TAMJEEDI | August 24, 2018
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres lays a wreath during a ceremony at the UN in New York on Aug. 17 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad that killed 22 people. The anniversary day, Aug. 19, is now observed annually as World Humanitarian Day. UN photograph by Eskinder Debebe